Bottle attachment.



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v I G.J.ROWE. BOTTLE ATTACHMENT} APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1902 K0 MODEL.

[NI/EN TOR Altorneys Patented July 2a,j1eos. I

FFICE.

1 PATENT ('IONIE J. ROWE, or CINCINNATI, OHIO.

BOTTLE ATTAC-H M ENT.

SPECIFIGATIEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,754, dated July 28, 1 903.

Application filed November 17,1902. Serial l lo. 131.7 69. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONIE J.ROWE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottles and analogous receptacles, and has. for its object to protect both the purchaser and the proprietor of a particular brand of goods, the former being assured ofreceiving the genuine artifrom all projections and points which would be liable to injure the hand or be taken up by the liquid contents when poured from the bottle.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for efiecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of n1odi-' fication, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of the upper portion of a bottle embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view in section showing the protector when slipped upon the neck of the bottle and. before contracting the lower end about the neck of the bottle below the shoulder or annular ribthereof. Fig. 3

is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the lower end of the protector. contracted. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figs-2 and 3, showing the bottleclosed and the protector sealed. Fig. -5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, the stem of the seal being broken off.

Corresponding and like parts are referred V toin the following description andindicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The bottle, receptacle, or package 1 may be of any construction, size, and design, and its neck 2 is provided at its upper end with an outer shoulder or rib 3. The part of the neck immediately below the annular shoulder or ribj 3 is made slightly tapering, as shown at .4,to receive the tapering end 5 of the protector when contracted beneath the shoulder or rib 3.

The protector 6 is of tubular form and is constructed of frangible material-such as glass, porcelain, and the likeits lower portion 5 being thin and tapering, so as to be readily contracted about the neck of the bottle after being softened by the application of heat or in any convenient way. The lower end portion of the protector is slightlyenlarged, so as to clear the rib or sh oulder3 of the neck of the bottle or package. The shoulder 7:, formed at the inner end or base of the enlarged portion 5, is shaped to snugly fit the part 3, whereby a close joint is formed between the protector and bottle-neck to prevent the escape of liquid when filling the bottle or package. j

The protector is preferably fitted to the bottle or package at the factory, the lower portion of the protector being slipped upon the upper end portion of the neck 2 and while yet soft drawn in or contracted so as to closely embrace the neck immediately below the an- .nular rib or shoulder 3, thereby preventing removal of the protector. The joint between the protector and bottle is not formed by fusion, but is simply a close fit, whereby a smart blow delivered upon the protector will shiver the same because of its fragile nature and cause the same to entirely fall away from the bottle, so as not to leave any projectingpoints, roughness, or edges which would'b'e liable to injure the hands or be otherwise objectionable. Fig. 2 shows the protector when fitted to the neck of a bottle or package, and Fig. 3 indicates the lower portion contracted, so as to embrace the neck of the bottle 1 below the rib or shoulder 3. The bottles or packages are supplied to the proprietor with the protectors in place and are filled through said ISO protector, and when filled 'the bottles are closed by a stopper 8, inserted through the protector and forced into the neck of the bottle in the usual way. A wad, disk, or tag 9,.

' I5 11, which may be a plug of glass or other material fused, cemented, or otherwise attached to the protector, so as not to be readily removed therefrom by ordinary means. cilitate the handling of the seal 11, it is formed with a stem 12, and after the seal is in position the stem 12 is broken off, as indicated in Fig. 5.

The fragile nature of the protector enables it to be readily shivered by a smart blow or tap when it is required to gain access to the contents of the bottle. When shivered, the protector readily falls away from the bottle, and any particles adhering may be easily I brushed away, thereby leaving the neck of the bottle perfectly smooth and free from any fragments of the protector. By having the portion of the neck 2 adjacent to the rib or shoulder 3 made tapering and the lower portion of the protector correspondingly tapered the joint between the protector and neck is not bulky and presents a neat appearence. Moreover, by having the lower end portion of the protector comparatively thin it may be readily softened and contracted and may be easily broken by a light tap or blow.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In combination, a bottle or like package s having the upper portion of its neck enlarged, 4 5 and a tubular protector of frangible material having its lower portion encircling the neck of the bottle and contracted about the outer enlarged portion thereof, said protector be- To faing readily removable by striking it a smart blow, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a bottle or like package having an outer rib or shoulder at the upper end of its neck, a protector of frangible material having its lower portion enlarged to form an inner shoulder to snugly fit the end of the bottle-neck and having the parts below the shoulder contracted about the neck of the bottle, said protector being readily removable by being struck a smart blow which causes it to fall away in shivers, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a bottle or package having an outer shoulder or rib at the upper end of its neck, a protector of frangible material having its lower portion enlarged and made tapering and adapted to be contracted about the neck of the bottle below the shoulder or rib thereof, substantially as specified.

4. In combination, a bottle or package having an outer rib or shoulder at the end of its neck and having the portion of the neck immediately below said shoulder or rib made tapering, a protector of frangible material having its lower portion enlarged to form an inner shoulder and tapered, the tapered portion being contracted about the tapered part of the bottle-neck, substantially as specified.

5. In combination, a bottle or package having an outer enlargement at the end of its neck, a protector of frangible material hav-- in gits lower portion encircling and contracted about the neck of'the bottle below the enlargement thereof, a stopper for closing the bottle insertible through the protector, an indicator placed within the protector, and a seal closing the upper end of the protector, said protector being adapted to be shivered by delivering a smart blow thereon, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OONIE J. ROWE. [L. 3.]

Witnesses:

E. M. SCHWEIN, M. J. ScHwEIN. 

